Lithuania vs Papua New Guinea: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Lithuania
8.3%
in 2017
Papua New Guinea
3.1%
in 2017
Lithuania rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th

PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time

  • Lithuania
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 8.3% against 3.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 2.7 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 56.0% 33.0% 22.9% Lithuania
2000s 24.6% 30.9% 6.3% Papua New Guinea
2010s 16.9% 23.7% 6.8% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim, Lithuania or Papua New Guinea?
Lithuania, at 8.3% against 3.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
5.2%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Lithuania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Lithuania ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-3 value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-3 value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,328 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 3 (IT-3) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 15 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality Guideline (AQG) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter is recommended by the WHO as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.